Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh

Bijapur district was formerly part of the Dantewada district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor of Naxalite activity.{{cite web |url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17 |archive-date=2011-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027115807/http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |url-status=dead }}

The Bijapur district occupies the south western part of Chhattisgarh. The district borders on the Narayanpur district to the north and the Dantewada district to the east. To the southwest, it borders on Telangana state, to the west on Maharashtra state. Chhattisgarh Highest Waterfall Nambi Jaldhara about 540 feet (earlier was Teerathgarh Waterfall in Dantevada about 300 feet) founded Near Usur, 64 km away from Bijapur.

This district occupies an area of 6555 km². Bijapur is the administrative headquarters.{{cite book|editor-last=Srivastava|editor-first=Dayawanti |display-editors=etal |title=India 2010, A Reference Annual|year=2010|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Indiaand|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-230-1617-7|page=1122|url=http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/india_2010.pdf|access-date=2011-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229223802/http://publicationsdivision.nic.in/others/India_2010.pdf|archive-date=2010-12-29|url-status=dead}} In total, the district comprises 675 villages.{{cite web|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/ar_showdetails.asp?id=705120475&cat=&n_date=20070512|title=2 new districts formed in Chhattisgarh |date=April 20, 2010}}

The nearest airport is at Raipur.

There is no railway station in this district as the district is situated in the western side of Bailadila Range. Railway connectivity is available to the eastern side of Bailadila Range. Nearby railway station is Dantewada, which is 92 km west of district headquarter. The track belongs to East Coast Railway zone which further connects to Jagdalpur, Jeypore and Koraput Junction .

The National Highway that passes Bijapur town is the NH16. It connects Bijapur to Jagdalpur towards the east and to Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh in the west while passing through Maharashtra.

The NH 63 at Bhopalpatnam connects Bijapur to the NH 202 leading to Warangal and Hyderabad.

Bijapur and Jagdalpur towns connects to Nizamabad in Telangana while passing through Maharashtra. A Bridge which has been made and started across the river and the ferry system which was a trouble has been solved. The indravati bridge now operates 24x7 in all weather connecting the district to States of Maharashtra and Telangana .

Also other bridge as one goes further towards Maharashtra on the NH 16, there was another bridge missing on river Pranahita near Sironcha was also inaugurated and has been helping to cross the river while connecting the road network of the area.{{Cite web|last=Panigrahi|first=Debashish|date=2009-09-30|title=Life at the end of the road|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/life-at-the-end-of-the-road/story-07GAt95uq2WJwiEgCwtLeP.html|access-date=2020-12-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}

{{historical populations

|1901 |31,934

|1911 |43,638

|1921 |45,885

|1931 |51,450

|1941 |60,992

|1951 |71,143

|1961 |91,717

|1971 |1,15,107

|1981 |1,48,888

|1991 |1,96,684

|2001 |2,34,637

|2011 |2,55,230

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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|96.05}}

{{bar percent|Other (Tribal religion)|chartreuse|1.49}}

{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|1.06}}

{{bar percent|Buddhism|mediumblue|0.64}}

{{bar percent|Islam|green|0.63}}

{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.13}}

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According to the 2011 census, Bijapur district has a population of 255,230, roughly equal to the nation of Vanuatu.{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 13, 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Vanuatu 224,564 July 2011 est.}} This gives it a ranking of 581st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert|39|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.76%. Bijapur has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 41.58%. 11.60% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.97% and 80.00% of the population respectively.

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|caption = Languages of Bijapur district (2011)

|label1 = Gondi |value1 = 52.17 |color1 = darkturquoise

|label2 = Telugu |value2 = 17.30 |color2 = steelblue

|label3 = Dorli |value3 = 9.42 |color3 = teal

|label4 = Halbi |value4 = 7.76 |color4 = darkgoldenrod

|label5 = Hindi |value5 = 4.78 |color5 = orange

|label6 = Marathi |value6 = 3.59 |color6 = red

|label7 = Chhattisgarhi |value7 = 1.69 |color7 = peachpuff

|label8 = Madia |value8 = 1.20 |color8 = lightseagreen

|label9 = Others |value9 = 2.09 |color9 = grey

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At the time of the 2011 census, 52.17% of the population spoke Gondi, 17.30% Telugu, 9.42% Dorli, 7.76% Halbi, 4.78% Hindi, 3.59% Marathi, 1.69% Chhattisgarhi and 1.20% Madia as their first language.{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

• Villages:
• Aaded
• Aded
• Bhogamguda
• Dogoli

{{Reflist}}

• [https://bijapur.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Bijapur district

|North = Narayanpur district

|Northeast = Narayanpur district

|East = Dantewada district

|Southeast = Sukma district

|South = Khammam district, Telangana

|Southwest = Karimnagar district, Telangana
Warangal district, Telangana

|West = Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra

|Northwest = Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra}}

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Category:Districts of Chhattisgarh

Category:2007 establishments in Chhattisgarh